Colombia mine explosion death toll rises to 21
- March 16, 2023
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Ten miners stranded in a coal mine in the Colombian municipality of Sutataousa (centre) were found lifeless, raising the death toll from Tuesday’s explosions to 21, authorities said
Ten miners stranded in a coal mine in the Colombian municipality of Sutataousa (centre) were found lifeless, raising the death toll from Tuesday’s explosions to 21, authorities said on Thursday.
The governor of the department of Cundinamarca, Nicolas Garcia, confirmed to reporters that rescuers They already had “visual contact with ten bodies.”
“Unfortunately, there are 10 more dead, on the total balance 21 people died. Today, work begins on the extraction of those 10 bodies that we did not find, ”the official added.
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mining emergencies in Colombia According to National Mining Agency (ANM) statistics, they have claimed the lives of more than 1,300 people in the last decade in 1,262 accidents, according to the statistics, 2020 was the year with the highest level of accidents with 153 contingencies.
The most recent accident, the Colombia Mining Emergency, which has claimed the lives of more than 1,300 people in a total of 1,262 accidents over the past decade, occurred on Tuesday evening in the municipality of Sutataousa, located in the department of Cundinamarca, of which Bogota is its capital.
The incident killed 11 people, while rescuers continue to search for another ten people, authorities said on Wednesday.
The incident affected the El Joyo, Lucero and La Esperanza mines and is the only mine accident in 2023 so far.
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According to statistics from the National Mining Agency (ANM), claims in the Colombian mining sector reached high levels in 2010 and 2011.
In the first year, a total of 173 deaths were registered, and in the second year this figure dropped to 127.
Faced with such a situation, Ministry of Mining and Energy In 2011, he issued a resolution through which the National Mine Safety Policy was implemented, which aims to have no mining fatalities by 2024.
However, accident rates in recent years are similar to those that led to the adoption of this policy in 2011. Between 2011 and May 31, 2022, there were 1,262 mining accidents, resulting in an average of 103 deaths per year.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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